FINRA Requests Comment on Ways to Facilitate and Increase Investor Use of BrokerCheck Information
By Karen Braine, Vice President, Surveillance and Market Intelligence, Insider Trading DetectionFINRA’s Insider Trading Detection Program is designed to provide U.S. law enforcement and regulators worldwide with actionable intelligence about potential insider trading that occurs on the U.S. markets. The intelligence we provide — over 450 referrals in 2023 alone — routinely result in criminal and
Rule 603 of Regulation NMS (Vendor Display Rule) generally requires broker-dealers to provide a consolidated display of market data for NMS stocks for which they provide quotation information to customers.
I believe that in this age of technology we live in, there is no reason the reports should not be daily. After all, do we not want a fair and transparent market. The sooner information can be attained, the sooner people can make informed decisions.
FINRA has begun disseminating individual transactions in active U.S. Treasury securities at the end of the day, raising the level of transparency in the market for these benchmark securities.
FINRA member firms should be aware of a technique threat actors use to avoid network defenders detecting the required communications of malware. On April 3, 2025, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), National Security Agency (NSA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC), Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (CCCS) and New Zealand National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-NZ) issued a joint cybersecurity advisory (CSA) to warn organizations of the ongoing threat of one such technique: fast flux.
As a personal investor, I understand the risk and reward with leveraged products. In todays time, there is plenty of information available for someone to make an informed decision around suitability. They are not for everyone, but for those that understand the risk, they can be a great addition to their portfolio. There does not need to be regulation around self-directed investing.
Proposed Rule Change Relating to Alternative Trading System Volume and Trading Information
Retail investors deserve proper and timely disclosure of information, the amount of Information that is misreported is incredibly misleading. Please do something about this broken system, institute changes that bring positive outlook to the future of the stock market, for all participants.
NASD® has taken disciplinary actions against the following firms and individuals for violations of NASD rules; federal securities laws, rules and regulations; and the rules of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB).
